FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ August 1 2004

http://www.ifca.org/Chaplain/Military/Searle-Korea.htm ^ | Chaplain Tom Searle (USAF)

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	CHAPLAINS DIARY Chaplain Searle is deployed to OSAN AB, So. Korea for a year. He shared with me via email the following incident in the missionary ministry the Lord has given him in your Air Force. Please remember Tom in prayer as well as your other military chaplains who share similar opportunities to touch lives with the love of the Lord. I just got out of a counseling situation a few minutes ago that I wanted to share. A young man from the one of my squadrons just found out that his older brother hanged himself and the First Sergeant called to bring him by. As the young man and I were talking, I asked if he was feeling overwhelmed with emotion and grief. He said that this was not all he was dealing with. He continued to tell me that he has been back from his mid-tour leave for 6 days, and while he was home his wife told him that she wanted a divorce. They have two children. He also has a tumor that needs to be removed which is undergoing some testing, he is trying to cancel his follow-on assignment to Aviano so he can get back to the states and try to work through his family situation. That may or may not go through. He is also having trouble getting a promotion testing date. Needless to say, he said that everywhere he turns, there is no hope. I asked if he had turned upwards, and he nodded his head and said that's what he needed. I gave him a bible and when I asked if I could pray with him, he said "I really need it" and put his arms around me and cried on my shoulder as we prayed. His supervisor was in the office with us and cried also. These are tough blue collar men! What a privilege it is to stand in the place of Jesus and offer His compassion and hope to people who have nowhere else to turn. We have the truth, the light, the joy, the hope; but it seems that so often people are not willing to accept it until their pain drives them to it. Just a quick snapshot of how my day ended. God's blessings to you, Chaplain Tom Searle (USAF)

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Lord's Prayer

[Kathy in Alaska]

Gonna fly this week? How's the admin assistant coming along?

[Aeronaut]

Gonna fly this week?

Wednesday. It's now time to start setting up the State Fair display. At the end of August we're going on a mini-vacation to attend the reunion of my dad's WWII ship crew. I probably won't fly much until after the fair.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wow! What ship was your Dad on?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks for faithfully starting each day with it.

[Aeronaut]

Wow! What ship was your Dad on?

USS Taylor DD-468 (destroyer).

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Aeronaut's Dad, for your service to this great nation.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Sunday to you, wind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Statler Brothers ~ Church in the Wildwood

[Kathy in Alaska]

Rock of Ages

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kitty Wells ~ Dust on the Bible

[Kathy in Alaska]

Tennessee Ernie Ford

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Sunday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon supporter of our military. Thanks for what you are doing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh boy, another cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows before I drag off to bed. Happy Sunday, Meekie.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Robert, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Sgt, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Peggy....

Thank you, Luke, for your service to our country, and prayers
for your safety and success of mission.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi Stu!! Thank you for serving this great nation of ours.
Prayers for your safety and success in Afghanistan. Thanks to Brad and Graham too.

[Kathy in Alaska]